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. 2022 Mar 21;27:45. doi: 10.1186/s40001-022-00675-2

Table 2.

Case review on rhabdomyolysis during hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Case Study Years/gender Primary disease Conditioning regimen Transplant Time Suspected cause Symptom Creatine kinase AKI Therapy Fate
1 Volin, et al., 199011 27/M CML Cyclophosphamide, TBI MSDT  + 3 month CsA, corticosteroids, fluconazole Grand mal seizure, bilateral lower extremity weakness, pain, dark red urine 81,000 U/L Yes Peritoneal dialysis Died
2 Maruyama, et al.,199412 17/F Ki-1 lymphoma Melphalan, etoposide and TBI PBSCT  + 23 day CMV infection Severe muscle weakness, muscle pain 110 mU/mL (< 25 mU/mL) Yes (Cr = 4.2 mg/dl) Hydration, alkalization Survive
3 Hoshi, et al.,199913 38/M CC Ifosfamide, carboplatin, etoposide Auto-HSCT 0 day HDC, pretreatment renal dysfunction, ifosfamide, sedatives Dyspnea, hemoptysis, dark red urine 6150 IU/L Yes Hemodialysis Died (respiratory failure)
4 Pugliese, et al.,200014 Unknown Breast cancer Cyclophosphamide Auto-HSCT  + 7 day Vancomycin Severe muscle weakness 1756 U/L No Hydration, alkalization Survive
5 Rossi, et al.,200015 16/M ATL TBI, etoposide, cyclophosphamide MSDT  + 11 day ABCD Muscular hypertonus, trismus, severe muscular pain 21,730 U/L No Intensive care unit Survive
6 Shima, et al.,200216 47/F ATLL TBI, cyclophosphamide NO Pre-transplant period High-dose cyclophosphamide Generalized convulsions, muscle fatigue, severe acidosis 34,863 IU/L No Hydration, alkalization Survive
7 Tong, et al.,200517 66/M MM TBI, cyclophosphamide Auto-HSCT, MSDT  + 22 day CsA, simvastatin Bilateral lower extremity weakness, pain 29,253 U/L Yes (Cr = 2 mg/dl) Hydration, alkalization Survive
8 Vives, et al.,200818 54/M AML Fludarabine, busulfan MSDT  + 1 month Simvastatin, CsA, risperidone Pelvic muscle weakness, severe muscular pain 88 370 U/L Yes (Cr = 4.81 mg/dl) Hydration, alkalization Survive
9 Jiang, et al.,201619 41/F CML Busulfan, cyclophosphamide MSDT  + 55 day Infection, GVHD, metabolic disorders, CsA, methylprednisolone Anasarca and muscle tenderness 1614 μg/L(25–200 μg/L) Yes Unknown Died
10 Sokolova, et al.,201720 21/M GCT Unknown Auto-HSCT  + 12 day Paclitaxel, ifosfamide, carboplatin, etoposide Bilateral leg pain 30,841 IU/L No Hydration, alkalization Survive
11 Our case 55/M HAAA Fludarabine, ATG, cyclophosphamide Haplo-HSCT  + 7 day Gene mutation, muscle strain, Infection, TMP/SMX, atorvastatin Muscle pain, dark urine, swelling of the left thigh 852 U/L Yes Hydration, alkalization Died

CML chronic myeloid leukemia, CC choriocarcinoma, ATL acute T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia, ATLL adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, MM multiple myeloma, AML acute myelogenous leukemia, GCT germ cell tumor, HAAA hepatitis-associated aplastic anemia, MSDT matched sibling donor transplantation, PBSCT peripheral blood stem cell transplantation, Auto-HSCT autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, Haplo-HSCT haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, TBI total body irradiation, HDC high-dose chemotherapy, CsA cyclosporine A, CMV cytomegalovirus, ABCD amphotericin B colloidal dispersion, AKI acute kidney injury